Whenevertwo good people argue over principles, they are both right.

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Creation is only the projection into form of that which already exists.

It's good to shut up sometimes.

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

Themost dramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between menbut between a man and himselfwhere the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

This creative man, who in his own selfish affairs is a coward to the backbone, will fight for an idea like a hero.

Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.